Press TV is reporting an Antares DLR-H2 took flight on July 17 in Germany. “The power to the motor is provided by a single, advanced fuel cell, hanging under the left wing, sipping its hydrogen fuel from a tank under the right wing.”
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L-3 giving away trio of Trilogy units
L-3 Avionics will give away three Trilogy Electronic Standby Instrument (ESI) units at AirVenture. The unit, which is valued at $15,000, provides a glass back-up to glass panels. Stop by L-3’s booth in Hangar C, Space 3100 for more information.
Lindbergh Foundation extends grant app deadline
Minneapolis, Minn. — The Lindbergh Foundation is extending the deadline for submissions of aviation-related grant applications until October 30, 2009. Anyone conducting an aviation/aerospace research project that balances technological advancements with the preservation of our environment is encouraged to apply. Lindbergh grants are given to individuals and they are not required to be associated with […]
Flightstar e-Spyder first flight pics/video
I received the following email from Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA. Attached are pictures of the Yuneec – Flightstar e-Spyder. We flew it yesterday at South Woodstock doing two flights about 10 minutes each. The plane goes 55 mph and stalls at 24 mph. Duration is expected to be 40 minutes. We are […]
Margaret ‘Peggy’ LoPresti, 79
Following is a note from David LoPresti regarding the passing of his mother, Peggy: Aviation is a small community, a family. As a member of this family, we wanted you to know that your heart-felt sentiments and words are appreciated in the loss of our mother, Peggy. Margaret LoPresti, 79, died July 17, 2009. She […]
NexAir Avionics introduces Satatoga NX
NextAir Avionics has completed a spinner-to-tail upgrade/modernization of a Piper Saratoga. The Saratoga NX will be at AirVenture (exhibit space #354). Of note in the Saratoga NX is Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck. From the Avidyne press release, the “fly-away pricing” is $400,000 while current owners can “transform” their aircraft to a Saratoga […]
Hartzell parent acquires two Texas-based companies
Two Texas-based metal manufacturing and finishing companies (Mayday Manufacturing and Hi-Tech Metals) have been purchased by Tailwind Technologies, parent company of Hartzell Propeller. Mayday Manufacturing, founded in 1966, is a supplier of bushings, pins, sleeves and other close-tolerance, precision-machined components for the aerospace industry. It is a supplier to Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Messier-Dowty, Goodrich. Heroux-Devtek […]
NEXRAD upgrade for better weather
Baron Services, in partnership with L-3 Enterprise IT Solutions (EITS), has installed the first of the U.S. National Weather Services’ (NWS) 171 NEXRAD upgrades in Norman, Okla. The prototype will serve as a test bed for hardware and software trials until May 2010. The EITS/Baron team was awarded the five-year NEXRAD contract in October 2007, […]
AMT Model Code of Conduct released
The Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct was recently released. The Code of Conduct is designed to advance professionalism among aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs), and has benefited from extensive input and review by the aviation maintenance community, according to officials. “We will incorporate the Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct into the FAASTeam’s […]